The 28th Science of 60th Latitude Open Regional Students' Scientific Conference was held in Surgut State University on April 4. Having been opened in Library and Information Center atrium, it featured over 1,100 papers to be presented across 57 different sections. As usual, not only students of SurGU, but also their potential employers took part in the conference to evaluate students' papers and seek out for prospectuous candidates.

Topics of the presentations range from IT and engineering to medicine and philosophy. SurGU students get involved in scientific research starting at their first year of education, says Nikolai Khvorov, head of Students Scientific Community, third-year Polytechnic Institute student.

The best papers will later be published as part of a digital compendium which will be available on the University's website.

Surgut State University Theater held a traditional gala concert dedicated to the 26th annual Student Spring Festival, an event, where students from all around the SurGU gather to showcase their talents. While the gala featured over 10 select performances: vocal and instrumental, staged performances and fashion shows, in total several dozens of works were submitted to the contest. All prizewinners were awarded with diplomas and gifts from the University and festival's sponsors. In 2024, the Student Spring Festival was held for the 26th time.

Traditional annual contest of beauty, intelligence, elegance and sport Miss SurGU 2024dedicated to the International Women's Day was hosted in Surgut State University. This year, nine select participants were competing for the honorable title.

Contestants were faced with a number of challenges where they had to showcase their artistic talents, intelligence, sports and communicative skills. One of the tasks featured the first aid. To prepare for this very challenge, participants attended the first aid course organized by the Institute of Secondary Medical Education students.

The title and crown of Miss SurGU 2024 were awarded to Anastasia Razdobreyeva from Institute of Economy and Management. Renata Davletyarovawas proclaimed as Vice Miss SurGU 2024. The winner in Miss Online nomination was Valeria Aptrakova. All nine contestants were rewarded with valuable prizes from the University and the competition's s[pnsors.

An international symposium was held in Surgut State University in cooperation with Surgut State Paedagogic University, Donetsk State University, Francysk Skarina Homyel State University (Belarus) and Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University (Belarus). Discussions revolved around the classic high education and primal tasks of education system development, such as second qualification implementation. Other topics of the conference included the education digitization, data analysis and evidence-based education.

This means that modern teacher has to adapt easily to any possible changes, obtain new knowledge independently and find new ways to apply it in teaching practice. They also have to be able to think critically, be digitally competent and ba able to resolve different tasks using advanced information technologies.

Sections of the symposium were dedicated to psychology, paedagogics, linguodidactics and more. The main objective was to exchange experience between the experts. A digital compilation of participants' scientific papers will be published as the result of the conference.

Surgut State University delegation took part in RUSSIA EXPO, the international expo forum in Moscow's VDNH center, which takes place from November 4, 2023 to July 8, 2024.

SurGU was represented by Inna Kanakova, tutor for nursing in therapy, Anastasia Lokotkova and Sofya Vasilenko, Institute of Secondary Medical Education third-year students, as well as Institute of Humanities and Sport and Institute of Nature and Technical Sciences students Alisa Zhivilova and Alexandra Filchak.

The Expo's primary goal s to display Russia's most important achievements in different fields of economy at one location. As of February 2024, 7 million people have already visited the exposition and checked out the country's newest and groundbreaking solutions. The participants include all 89 regions of Russia, federal ministries, corporate entities and public organizations of different kinds. Guests have a chance of trying out the traditional cuisine of Russia's many ethnicities, purchase goods made within the country such as food, handmade souvenirs, garments, musical instruments and more. The exposition program involves cultural, educational, business and festival parts, which include different events.

Traditional Mister SurGU annual contest of courage and talent was held in the University on February 22, with eight people from seven institutes taking part in the event. The competition included artistic. sportive and intellectual stages.

This year, the title of Mister SurGU was awarded to Djamal Gasanov, Institute of Secondary Medical Education student. He also is a winner of Mister Artistism nomination. Bogdan Plesovskikh was nomonated as Vice Mister SurGU, winning two more titles, those being Mister Strongman and Mister SurGU Online. Participants from previous year, Alisher Boltabayev and Andrei Sidenko, also conquered the titles, those being Mister Talent and Mister Couragerespectively.

Djamal Gasanov noted that his strongest personality traits, which eventually helped him win the contest, are leadership, straightforwardness, persistence and the ability to set and achieve his goals. He dedicated his victory to his mother, supporting him from his home city.

An educational intensive, being a part of Learning by Serving federal program, started on February 19 and 20. Students' teams involved in the intensive will be creating socially significant projects for a number of national, regional and local socially oriented non-profit organizations. The program was launched nationwide on September 1, 2023, having over 100 universities and colleges across the country joined it.

While partaking in the intensive, students will apply their professional skills to solve the real socially significant tasks, in cooperation with the aforementioned NPOs. The participants' teams will present their projects in May, when the intensive concludes.

13thContemporary Issues, Trends and Perspectives of Socioeconomic DevelopmentRussian National Scientific and Practical Conference takes place in Surgut State University February 14 to 16, 2024. Academics, young scientists and experts from business community, banking sector and local authorities, were eagerly expressing their interest for the scientific approach to the new challenges for Russian economy, industry and society, which they are facing in the digital age.

Oksana Galyuta, SurGU's Institute of Economy and Management Vice Director, noted that the conference involves discussion of such topics as territorial socioeconomic sustainable development, taxation issues, financial development, currency circulation, credit and many other. In total, 152 applications were submitted, both from Russia and abroad. International participation is represented by speakers from Belarus, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

The conference features a multitude of events for participants and guests to visit. These include four discussion boards, scientific and practical workshops, webinars and roundtables. There, participants were able to study and present their own view on a number of strategic questions ranging from economic security and corporate management to socioeconomic systems sustainable development and financial and credit sphere evolution. Conference also gave platform for bachelors', masters and postgraduate students of SurGU to present and try out their research theses.

On February 15, the event involved a roundtable discussion "Internal Control and Internal Audit: The Industrial Specifics", as well as the "Focus on Science" meetup with talented students, where they shared their experience.

Finally, on February 16, participants will share their practical experience in increasing the management efficiency through lean manufacturing implementation. The conference will conclude with a resolution, which is to state the perspectives and means of socioeconomic development of both Ugra and Russia.

Nadezhda Ushakova, Mikhail Martynov and Vasily Markhinin, all three of them being professors of department of political science at SurGU's Institute of State and Law, took part in the 5th Russian Society of Political Scientists Assembly in Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Region in Russia. Over 350 scientists and experts from 64 regions of Russia took part in this major event, which took place on February 10 and 11, 2024.

Civilizational Development of Contemporary Russia: Strategic Course and Political Practices was defined as the key topic of the assembly. These days, Russia is facing an important choice: it strives to preserve its unique identity and adhere to the strict national course while maintaining the dialog and cooperation with all parties interested in the creation of a more secure and fair world. In his speech to the assembly's delegates, President of Russia Vladimir Putin stated the main goal of the Russian Society of Political Scientists is the formation of a politically literate and responsible citizen ready to serve their nation's good. The work of political science society thus becomes specifically important in the face of a civilizational challenge set before Russia.

The event featured roundtable discussions and topical sections on the issues of elections, traditions of democracy in Russia, spiritual and cultural foundations of civilization, sovereignty and independence of national states, political education, and state of today's politics in the wake of global digital transformations.

Scientific seminar on biobanking took place in Surgut State University on February 12, 2024 as part of the chain of events dedicated to the Russian Science Day celebration. Anna Morozkina, research specialist of SurGU's Medical Institute, spoke about the formation of biobank, its functions and the data stored within.

The biobank is an official organization which is responsible for receiving, processing, storing and distributing biologic samples and associated data for future use. There exist research, clinical, populational and mixed-purpose biobanks.

The history of biobanks in Russia dates back to the 1950s, when the first collections of biological samples were beginning to form. In 2018, the National Biobanks Association was created. As of now, it features 32 biobanks across the entire country, with Surgut State University being one of those. Two years ago, the biobank of Ugra was opened on its basis, its purpose being the conducting research in cooperation with the University's other departments and clinical bases.

An open dialog between the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Ugra vice governor Yelena Shumakova and the students was held in the Surgut State University. Not only SurGU students, but also students from Surgut State Pedagogic University, Donetsk Academy of Management and Public Service, Donetsk National Technical University and Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky Donetsk National University of Economy and Trade were taking part in the dialog.

Alongside Yelena Shumakova, the talks with the youth were joined by Sergei Kosenok, Surgut State University rector; Alexander Gomzyak, Vice Director of Ugra Department of Education and Science; Timur Aubakirov, head of Department's Children's Education and Security Unit; Vladimir Kvasha, head of DonNUET Department of Youth Policy and Educational Activities; Svyatoslav Bolotov and Roman Voyko, SurGU and SurGPU Vice Rectors for Youth Policy.

The talks were centered around the prospects for education and career growth. Apart from it, the visitors were able to hear the two lectures, Leadership through Extracurricular Projects and Labor Union in University as a Bridge to Social Justice and Equality, presented by Student Council President Danila Prozherin and Student Labor Union President Tigran Nersisyan.

Overall, the dialog between the higher schools' administrative representatives and the youth ended up being constructive and full of trust, ensuring the synergy of generations within cooperation

2024 World Youth Festival (WYF 2024) will take place March 1 to 7 on Sirius Federal Territory near the city of Sochi, Russia. The festival is planned to be visited by a total of 20,000 of both Russian and foreign talented and prospectuous young people specializing in business, media, international cooperation, culture, science, education, volunteering, sports, charity and many other fields of social life. Surgut State University students are amongst those lucky ones.Two of them areDarya Grinko, third-year history student (Institute of Humanities and Sport) andAdelina Kayumova, third-year HR management student (Institute of Economy and Management). The applicant had to provide an achievements portfolio and record a video self-presentation as an application material.

From January 15 to 31, Surgut State University held a series of events dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust victims, with SurGU Scientific Library being the platform. Throughout the entire period, the exhibition Holocaust: Memory with No Limitation was hosted in the library. It featured an exposition of books, be it documentary, scientific or fiction, dedicated to these horrifying events. Amongst the books presented was the infamous diary of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who was hiding away from the Nazi occupants in Amsterdam.

On January 29, students were invited for a screening of a short movie Shoes (2012), directed by Konstantin "Costa" Fam. The film through the perspective of just a pair of woman's shoes tells the story of one life taken abruptly in the fire of the Holocaust. Right after the screening, Vasily Markhinin, assisted professor of SurGU's political science department gave a lecture on the siege of Leningrad. In it, he spoke in detail about the 1944 Leningrad-Novgorod Offensive, a strategic offensive operation of the Red Army which not only helped lift the siege, but also threw back German forces occupying the adjacent territories.

Finally, on January 30, the Herbarium of Words book club hosted a literary evening dedicated to discussion of John Boyne's novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Centered around a 9-year-old boy Bruno, it shows the atrocities of the Holocaust seen with the eyes of a naive child who has no full understanding of the events transpiring around him.

The tragedy of the Holocaust left its mark in the memory of the entire humanity, as he had taken its toll on many families around the world. This is a part of our history that must never be allowed to repeat, and it's why we have to not only remember it and know about it, but also make everything possible to not let such atrocities resurge.

Surgut State University students took part in the Ural Federal District (UrFO) championship in Chelyabinsk among junior and youth teams in U18 and U20 categories. Three first-year students from Institute of Humanities and Sport have brought home a total of four medals in different disciplines.

Angelina Bobrikhas taken the second place in triple jump, with the difference between hers and the winner's distances being just four centimeters. One more silver medal was conquered by Darya Filippovich, this time in pentathlon. Maria Lobanova has taken second and third places in hurdles, for 2,000 and 3,000 meters respectively.

Archaeologists from Surgut State University's Ugra Archaeology and Ethnography Center took part in the History, Science and Technologies of South Asian Ceramics conference in Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) in Chennai, India. The conference took place January 5 to 9, 2024. Alongside with Russian delegation presented by Oleg Kardash (head of Ugra Archaeology and Ethnography Center) and Yekaterina Girchenko, the event was attended by researchers from India, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy and United States.

Oleg and Yekaterina presented a paper on chemotechnological features of ceramics created by Hlai people (also known as Li people), an ethnicity, indigenous to Hainan Island of China. Research paper detailed the chemical composition of different clay types used by the Li in their pottery. The clay samples were collected from a number of traditional extraction areas and compared against each other. Apart from it, the temperature of Hlai pots baking was also stated in the research. The next conference announced will be dedicated to metal, a material which redefined the ancient technologies forever.

Team of Institute of Economy and Management students entered the finals of YouRule national political management project organized by Hugher School of Economy and Rosmolodezh (Federal Agency for Youth Affairs). 

SurGU team is composed of five students: Anastasia Metla, Yelizaveta Yevsev'yeva, Maria Solostova, Svetlana Mazeina and Rostislav Ivanov, and curated by Candidate of Economic Sciences Anna Zadimidchenko.

All the tasks the team was faced previously with were based on real expertise in political consulting, state management and analytics. The team is now preparing to face the project's final stage. And we wish them good luck in their challenges.

Khanty-Mansiysk hosted the first Open ECOvolunteers Rally, which was visited by hundreds of eco activists, students and NPO representatives from all around Russia and nearest countries. Surgut State University's "E.C.O." team presented by Alexander Usoltsev, Maria Zap'yantseva, Anastasia Khmeleva and Aslan Vagidov.

Rally participants discussed different practices of environmental protection for the regions' sustainable development, ecological education and green trends, delved into the options of international cooperation. After discussion, participants split into the ecolabs workgroups. By the end of the event, teams presented their own projects of environmental problems solution. These projects included compensatory wood planting and sturgeons breeding, but were not limited to them. These particular projects drew interest of activists not only from Russia, but also from Belarus and Kazakhstan

Sultan Mamedov, once a graduate of Surgut State University's Medical Institute, now a surgeon in SOKB (Surgut Regional Clinic Hospital), has conducted a demo operation using the revolutionary ETEP methodic. His mastery was displayed for the medical practitioners from 18 regions of Russia during a three-day training course on laparoscopic herniology.

Sultan Mamedov has joined SOKB's Surgical Unit 2 around three years ago, after graduating from SurGU's Medical Institute. As per now, his unit performs almost a thousand operations every year, third of which are done by Mamedov.

Becoming a surgeon was Sultan's lifelong dream. At the age of seven, he underwent a complicated operation on his left hip and knee, which later inspired him to become a medic himself. His outstanding studies and assistance in the hospital have earned him the trust of his then future colleagues and the reputation of persistent and daring young man on his way to his dream career. "Medicine is a domain where you have to learn perpetually and always stay up to date. And one can only succeed in medicine, if they sincerely wish to help people and feel it as their purpose", says Sultan.

Medical College held the demonstrational exams December 25 to 28. The exams format was close to this ofProfessionals Russian championship movement, their objective was to test the skill levels of the college's students against the contemporary practical healthcare requirements and standards. In total. 20 students were granted access to the exams, with 12 of them studying in midwifery department, eight more were the clinical lab analysis students.

Exam tasks were close to the real medical practice, including primary preparation of birthing mother to enter labor or conducting a clinical analysis. All participants have shown exemplary performance, with majority of them scoring the excellent grade. The intermediate assessment in close-to-real conditions is held in Medical College since 2022.

Anna Bozhenko and Nikita Belsky from SurGU's Institute of Humanities and Sport, both representing the LiS Civil and Patriotic Training Center, have earned the title of 2023's Best Patriotic Organization of the Year. The competition was held in Moscow from December 10 to December 15, 2023 within the national Student of the Year award. The team was facing contestants from 15 other regions of Russia, and showed great results in team's presentation, projecting, master class and intellectual game stages.

Surgut State University hosts the 2nd International Genomic and Biomedical Technologies Forum From Birth to Active Longevity, which takes place from November 30 to December 2, 2023. The Forum welcomes representatives of medical, scientific and educational institutions not only from Russia, but also from Kazakhstan and Armenia.

The Forum offers a number of platforms for discussion and presentation of participants' scientific papers and research results. The entirety of the Forum takes place in SurGU Main Building on 1 Lenin Avenue.

High school students were welcomed to Surgut State University on Saturday, November 18, as SurGU hosted the Open Day. School students, as well as their parents and teachers, not only found out about the prospects of education and practice in SurGU, but also were able to feel the bright and fiery atmosphere of studenthood. The Open Day allows the prospective students to receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about the university and gain a deeper understanding of what they want to be as professionals.

During the event, visitors were able to not only get familiar with university's educational programs or partake in various activities, but also get the idea of available extracurricular activities students may do within the walls of SurGU: volunteering, scitech art club, students scientific community and many, many others. Besides, the SurGU graduates shared their experiences with potential enrollees, not forgetting to express their gratitude to the mentors and the university.

For the 12th time Surgut State University held the Ugra's ethnic cultures festival We Are One Nation, dedicated to National Unity Day, celebrated in Russia on November 4. Patriotism, mutual help, unity of generations and preservation of cultural traditions of our multinational, multiethnic country. For twelve years, over 4,000 students have taken part in it, making this tradition live on.

Students from all the SurGU's institutes and Medical College, as well as from other universities and colleges of Ugra came together to showcase their talents on the SurGU Theater's stage. Each team presented the art and cuisine of one ethnicity from the territory of Ugra. Moreover, it's the second time students from India participate in this festival. Its program included not only the concert, but also master classes in folk arts and crafts, tasting the traditional cuisine and ethnic exhibits presentation. Thus, the event has proven that the strength of our country lies in unity of all its ethnicities.

Surgut State University team made of Alexandra Fil'chak and Anna Antipina, both students of Institute of Economy and Management, and Alexander Korobkin, Institute of Nature and Technical Sciences postgraduate, took the third place in 26th International Ecological Student Conference (IESC 2023), which took place in Novosibirsk, Russia from October 28 to October 29. Conference was hosted by Novosibirsk State University.

SurGU students presented their report in Technologies of Ecosystem Dynamics Monitoring and Management. Carbon Emission Reduction section. In it, they spoke about the estimation of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Ugra low-carbon economy development level, as well as gave practical recommendations on its improving. Workgroup highlights that the research's relevance is supported by Strategy of Russia's Social and Economic Development with Low Greenhouse Gases Emission Until 2050 normative act, effective since October 29, 2021.

Biomedical technologies and fundamental research, modern medicine and newest treatment technologies – all of this and many more topics were discussed in Surgut State University on October 27, during the 8th Russia-wide scientific and practical conference Fundamental and Applied Issues of Human Healthcare in the North. The event took place in mixed format and was supported by Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Ugra Department of Education and Science and by Ugra Association of Medical Education.

Traditional conference gathered medical scientists, residents, postgraduates and medical practitioners from the entire country. Nine sections were operational during the conference, dedicated to the current issues of medical education, preventive medicine, midwivery, gynecology and perinatology, pediatry, surgery, cardiovascular medicine, internal diseases, biomedicine and technologies for life. Organizers are sure that the results of a fruitful collective work will revolutionize the fundamental and applied medical research in the extreme northern conditions.

20th scientific and practical conference Russia's Power Will Amplify with Siberia, dedicated to the memory of Ivan Zakharov (1929 – 2004), was hosted in Surgut State University. Being held since 2001, this convention gathers historians, history teachers, museum staff and other history-related specialists to discuss the essential questions of historical science.

Topics involved the Siberian history from pre-industrial era to present day were included in the sectional sessions. Roundtable discussion revolved around electronic and web-based resources that might be used in teaching history. All topics were presented by SurGU academic staff, masters and postgraduate students, as well as representatives of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Ugra cultural and educational organizations.

Ttaditional annual contest Freshman's Debut 2023 took place in Surgut State University October 10 to 12. Teams from all six institutes and Medical College presented their art programs on SurGU Theater stage on October 10 and 11. October 12 saw the Debut's gala, which also marked the award ceremony. Programs featured vocal and dance performances, fashion shows, theatric enactments and more.

The Grand Prix of the festival was awarded to the team of Institute of State and Law. Institute of Humanities and Sport and Medical Institute earned the first and second prizes respectively. Third place in the Debut was taken by Institute of Economy and Management

Surgut State University hosted the "DELAI" (Do!) projecting school from September 22 to 23 within the Week of Kindness taking place in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Ugra. Dozens of students from all around the university joined the forum to learn how to create socially significant projects and apply for Ugra Governor's grant. 

For two days participants would develop and present a project they deem to be significant for society, under the guidance of experienced curators. These projects included an interactive guide to Surgut, a group psychologic support club, and many more. All participants were awarded with certificates of participation and valuable prizes from the forum's sponsors